O HOW GLORIOUS
IS THE KINGDOM
The Choir of St. George's Chapel,
Windsor Castle
Timothy Byram-Wigfield
DCD34048

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I was glad when they said unto me (excerpt)
Sir C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918)

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O sacrum convivium (excerpt)
Thomas Tallis (c.1505 -1585)

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For He shall give His angels charge over thee (excerpt)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

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In the first of a series of recordings with Delphian Records, The Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, offers a sumptuous programme of jewels from the English anthem tradition whose repertoire spans five centuries.

The beautiful surroundings of St George’s Chapel provide an acoustic at once immediate and luxurious. Under Delphian artist Timothy Byram-Wigfield’s luminous direction, the choir resounds with exhilarating energy, simultaneously arresting and awe-inspiring.

The Choir, enjoying a period of renewed energy under Byram-Wigfield, looks forward to an exciting year whose busy schedule includes appearances in Norway and throughout the United States, as well as its regular royal-related duties.

The Choir will be marking the fifth anniversary of 9/11 with a performance in the British Memorial Garden, Hanover Square, New York. All proceeds from its recording of ‘The Whirlwind’ (featured on the disc) will be donated to the garden.

CONVOCATION
Giles Swayne Choral Works

The National Youth Choir of Great Britain
Laudibus
Michael Bonaventure organ
Stephen Wallace counter-tenor
Mike Brewer director
DCD34033

Stephen Wallace and Michael Bonaventure record Swayne's Convocation of Worms

A Convocation of Worms (excerpt)

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Missa Tiburtina
Donna Nobis Pacem (excerpt)

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New to Delphian's roster this year is the choir of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, under its director Dr Geoffrey Webber. With more than twenty discs in the catalogue, the mixed choir of Gonville and Caius already has an illustrious career on record.

Dr Webber's holistic approach to music-making, where research and performance are part of a wholly integrated process, exemplifies the collegiate tradition at its very finest. Delphian is pleased to launch this exciting new collaboration with a series of recordings of largely-unknown Restoration music in newly-prepared editions by Dr Webber. The first release, to be recorded this summer, is of large-scale anthems by William Turner (1651-1740) where the choir will be joined by the sumptuous Yorkshire Baroque Soloists.

The choir's repertoire is as eclectic and wide-ranging as its performances are scholarly and in addition to this major four-disc series Delphian looks forward to developing other innovative projects with what is unquestionably one of the finest mixed-voice groups in the country.